But says Professor Bovens: if all oral contraceptive users converted to the rhythm method, then they would be effectively causing the deaths of millions of embryos.

If the observation of professor Bovens is correct, not only has the Church lost its argument against the use of any form of contraception, it also begs the question whether the Pope should – on humanitarian grounds – consider making Catholic women donate those inviable eggs for cloning research? Oh boy, the devine doctrine is in trouble now… If I were the Pope, my advice to believers everywhere would be: “Fellow Catholics, from now on thou shalt cross thy legs indefinitely until I consult my spin doctor.”

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There is no moral obligation to conceive of zygotes so physically perfect that they will withstand miscarriage. In fact, it’s impossible. What is prohibited by the Church is directly killing human life once conceived; since most women don’t even know they’re pregnant when they miscarry, they can’t even have the intention of killing their unborn child.